Topic: Ubuntu 26.10

The latest news and stories about Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’, the next major Ubuntu release in development.

Ubuntu 26.10 adds Ubuntu Certified check to Settings

Wondering if your laptop or desktop PC is Ubuntu Certified? Ubuntu 26.10 is adding a new way to check from the Settings app. A new row in Settings > System > About reads “check if […]

21 July 2026
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Ubuntu’s desktop icons extension completes its GTK4 port

The Desktop Icons NG (aka DING) GNOME Shell extension Ubuntu uses to put icons on your literal desktop, has been busy – it finished its port to GTK4, patched memory leaks and improved a few […]

19 July 2026
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Ubuntu 26.10 retires dbus-daemon after 22 year run as default

Ubuntu 26.10 is replacing its D-Bus implementation for the first time since 2004, swapping dbus-daemon for dbus-broker – a change end-users are unlikely to notice. Processes on your desktop talk to each other and to […]

11 July 2026

Ubuntu is swapping its time sync tool for a Rust-based version

Canonical wants ntpd-rs, a Rust rewrite of NTP (Network Time Protocol), to become Ubuntu’s default time sync client. To help get there, Canonical has become a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, the non-profit behind ntpd-rs, […]

4 July 2026
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How Ubuntu’s new ‘Myna’ AI voice typing works

Ubuntu is working on speech-to-text AI transcription so you can talk to type. It's powered by project Myna. Here's how it'll work and why it's adding it.

30 June 2026
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Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 is out (with a ‘breaking change’)

Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 is available to download, the second of four snapshots planned for the ‘Stonking Stingray’ development cycle ahead of a stable release in October. As with the first snapshot, there’s not a […]

26 June 2026
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Ubuntu flavours now need a beta release to ship

Ubuntu has announced an ‘important policy update’, making beta releases mandatory for all Ubuntu flavours, no exceptions. Most flavours already hit the beta milestone every six months without issue. But until now a flavour that […]

18 June 2026

Ubuntu is adding AI-powered voice input to all text fields

Ever wished you could talk in to a text field rather than type? Ubuntu 26.10 hears you – quite literally. Canonical’s VP of Engineer Jon Seager, at the Ubuntu Summit, said the distro will soon […]

3 June 2026

Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 1 is now available to download

Canonical has released the first monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’. This is the first of 4 planned testing builds in the lead up to the final, stable release of Ubuntu 26.10 on 15 […]

30 May 2026
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Ubuntu 26.10 daily builds now available to download

Daily builds of Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ are now available for download, as development on the distro’s next major release kicks in to gear. As the name suggests, new ISOs are produced from development code […]

24 May 2026
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Canonical is ‘ramping up’ AI in Ubuntu this year

AI features are coming to Ubuntu in 2026, though Canonical has made clear that the distro is not becoming an AI product. In a community post, Jon Seager, VP of engineering, says the company is […]

27 April 2026

Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release date & schedule

Grab your diary and jot down the date, as Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ is going to be released on 15 October, 2026. The Ubuntu 26.10 release date and those of other notable milestones in the […]

24 April 2026